Sunday, August 17, 2014

Inspired By NASA's Space Program. Garrett Finney's FireFly. An Ultra Compact Alloy Camping Trailer That Looks More Like A Luna Module...

Keen eco-camper and lateral thinker Garrett Finney worked for NASA designing living quarters for the International Space Station and he had a dream of a tiny camper that could fit on the back of any conventional pick-up truck.
That could be used as a disaster relief living pod and be towed by any small car.
And so the minimalist and miniscule recreation camper called FireFly weighing a mere six hundred pounds was conceived, went through a fairly fast incubation period and then forming a company called Taxa and bringing the talents of Brian Black and Evan Twyford on board brought the idea from concept stage to a reality.
There's more about Garret's FireFly here.
It's not a giant leap for man but it is a step in the right direction...




















5 comments:

  1. I'm trying to figure out why I don't like it. It has a lot of features that I like, but somehow . . .

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    1. The absence of natural materials like wood makes it rather soulless Sixbears.
      Perhaps that's it...

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  2. It certainly does have a NASA flavour to it. It'll be interesting to see what happens with it....it could certainly be used in many situations. Aren't we becoming wonderfully innovative!

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  3. I don't know if it's intentional, but the name Firefly has a very distinct Science Fiction connotation.

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    1. Thanks for the link Mr S.
      I had no knowledge of Firefly...

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